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Common ground : UNICEF and World Bank approaches to building social protection systems (English)

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This note outlines common ground in the World Bank and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) approaches to building social protection systems, using a focus on children to illustrate the premise and promise of a systems approach. It is part of a broader... See More +This note outlines common ground in the World Bank and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) approaches to building social protection systems, using a focus on children to illustrate the premise and promise of a systems approach. It is part of a broader commitment by both agencies to increase collaboration across different stakeholders-governments, development partners and others-in developing and strengthening social protection systems and expanding their coverage. The objective of this note is to provide an initial discussion of the common understanding and rationale behind the development and strengthening of social protection systems. A systems approach to social protection aims to provide a coordinated and harmonized response to the multi-dimensional vulnerabilities across a life-cycle cycle. Such an approach has the potential to build resilience, enhance equity and coverage by addressing heterogeneous needs, as well as to promote opportunity by building and protecting human capital, skills and productivity. Adopting a systems approach in social protection may take different forms and pathways. In general terms, it comprises a portfolio of interventions which address social and economic vulnerabilities using both short-term interventions to address temporary shocks and longer-term approaches to address structural vulnerabilities and chronic poverty.
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World Bank. 2013. Common ground : UNICEF and World Bank approaches to building social protection systems. Washington DC : World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17364426/common-ground-unicef-world-bank-approaches-building-social-protection-systems